KEYBOARD
SHORTCUT
Action
Ctrl + A
Select entire canvas
Ctrl + C
Copy selected area
Ctrl + X
Cut selected area
Ctrl + V
Paste clipboard data
Ctrl + Z
Undo last action
Ctrl + Y
Redo action
Ctrl + E
Shows image properties
Ctrl + G
Toggles grid lines
Ctrl + P
Print the picture
Ctrl + R
Show or hide the ruler
Ctrl + W
Open the Resize and Skew dialog box
Ctrl + N
Create a new picture
Ctrl + O
Open a picture
Ctrl + S
Ctrl + Page Up
Ctrl + Page Down
Save changes to a picture
Zoom in
Zoom out
Ctrl + B
Bold selected text
Ctrl + I
Make selected text italics
Ctrl + U
Underline selected text
Ctrl + Num Pad +
Increase the width of the active tool
Ctrl + Num Pad –
Decrease the width of the active tool
Alt-F
Opens the File menu
Alt-H
Shows key help/ Switch to Home tab
Alt-V
Switch to View tab
Alt-F4
Close the window
Alt-Esc
Minimizes MS Paint interface
F1
Open Paint Help
F11
View a picture in full screen mode
F12
Save the picture as a new file
Esc
Cancel a selection
Delete
Delete a selection